COVID-19 Updates
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FTSE 100 posts best quarter since 2010 amid Covid-19 recovery hopes – business live
The US dollar is coming under some pressure today, helping to push the pound up by three-quarters of a cent to $1.236. Ranko Berich, head of market analysis at Monex…
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Coronavirus live updates: Greece faces ‘huge difficulties’ when flights resume; Toronto makes masks mandatory
The death toll from Covid-19 could rise to 438,000 in South America by October if prevention measures are not kept up, the World Health Organisation has warned. WHO regional director…
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Boris Johnson’s ‘revolutionary new deal’ is a hollow distraction | Rafael Behr
Governments between elections are like ships on open water. They cannot be relaunched. The captain can only promise that storms will pass, while the passengers’ patience depends on how long…
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EasyJet plans to cut 727 pilot jobs and close three UK bases
EasyJet is planning to make as many as one in three pilots redundant and close its bases at Stansted, Southend and Newcastle airports. The airline is planning to cut 727…
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EU prepares to reopen borders to 14 nations but US tourists will have to wait
The European Union on Tuesday announced it will reopen its borders to travellers from 14 countries, but most Americans have been refused entry for at least another two weeks due…
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UK on course for a V-shaped recovery says Bank of England
The Bank of England’s chief economist has said the UK economy is on track for a V-shaped recovery from the Covid-19 crisis, but warned that a surge in unemployment could…
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The government’s ‘roadmap’ for UK theatre is vague and demoralising – here’s what we need | James Dacre
Theatre is one of Britain’s great success stories: an economic growth engine and vital civic force which after the pandemic has so much to offer, fuelling local economies, nurturing our…
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How does Boris Johnson’s ‘new deal’ compare with Franklin D Roosevelt’s?
Boris Johnson invoked the 1930s New Deal of the former US president Franklin D Roosevelt (FDR) as he promised infrastructure spending to rebuild Britain’s economy from the coronavirus pandemic. The…
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Coronavirus: Asian governments will have to decide which sectors, firms should be saved from pandemic
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Asian economies could be much more severe and last longer than initially expected, especially if a second wave of infection takes off, according…
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Make masks compulsory in public in UK, says virus expert
Face masks should be compulsory for adults in all public and enclosed spaces, such as shops, according to a leading infectious diseases expert. Prof Peter Piot, the director of the…